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Who is conducting India's first ever clinical trial in reducing the loss of hair in cancer patients?


Tata Memorial Hospital


Name the first female Orchestra of Afghanistan.


Zohra
(They were performing at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.)


Who is the first female conductor of Orchestra in Afghanistan?


Negina Khpalwak


The Cabinet have given consent to list the five public insurance companies in the stock market. How much percentage of the Central Government's stake in each of these companies will be divested to the public?


25%


Which are the three cases that were charged against Salman Khan?


Arms Act  Case 1998
(He was charged under Section 3/25 and 3/27 of the Arms Act for allegedly possessing and using a 0.22 rifle and 0.32 revolver to kill two black bucks in Jodhpur. Today, he was acquitted in this case.)

Black Buck Poaching Case 1998
(The case is still pending. He was charged under the Wildlife Protection Act.)

Chinkara Poaching Case 1998

Hit and Run Case
(He was acquitted in this.)


The State where the Centre had allowed the highest investment for providing housing for urban poor.


Tamil Nadu


Pratham's Annual Status of Education reports that Uttar Pradesh had seen an increase in the drop out rate of children in the age of 6 to 14 years.


5.3% in 2016 and it was 4.9% between 2014 -16


President Pranab Mukherjee unveiled the Wanderer Car used by Netaji. The car symbolises -


It was used for the 'Great Escape' from Kolkata to Gomoh Railway Station in January 16 to 18, 1941. This commenced the Azadi Hind Movement.


What is the theme of the 10th edition of Jaipur Lit Fest?


Freedom to dream : India at 70.


Which is the world's fastest supercomputer?


Sunway Taihulight


What was the original term for which Chelsea Manning was sentenced?


35 years
(She has now served about six years. President Obama has commuted her term and she will be released from prison in May.)



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